The goals of the Hackathon
- Development of quantum games by participants.
- Enhancing innovations in the quantum computing domain.
- Increasing Hackathon participants' skills in the use and application of quantum mechanics, quantum computing and creative teamwork.
- Broadening technical horizons in the development of creative solutions to achieve positive social change.
- Popularizing quantum mechanics and quantum computing.
Key features
- Games related to quantum mechanics & quantum computing
- The default language is English
- Worldwide, fully remote
- Up to 100 participants
- Teams up to 5 people
- Open-source (MIT License)
- Communication through Discord
Judging criteria
- Correctness
Are the assumptions and usage of quantum mechanics and quantum computing appropriate?
- Playability
Is it entertaining? Does it have educational potential? Is the user interface inviting?
- Originality
How creative and innovative is the idea?
- Quality and completeness
Is the game polished and ready to play? Is the mechanics well introduced?
Requirements for participation
All interested folks should register, provide the required data and accept our Regulations and the Code of Conduct.
In short:
- The contest is open to participants aged 18 or older. If you are interested, please register before 22.09.2022, 23:59 UTC+2 (the registration will be open on 8.09.2022, at 12:00 UTC+2).
- We expect a maximum of 100 participants, so we reserve the right to make a selection in the event of a large number of registrations.
- All invited people will receive an email will the details including the exact agenda and a link to the hackathon's Discord server. On the first day (24.09.2022), participants will be asked to form teams of 1 to 5 members (we strongly encourage to have at least 2 members).
- All teams will be asked to submit a link to a publicly available Git repository (e.g., on Github) with the code of their project (available under the MIT license) and with a video recording (up to 5 minutes) presenting their solution.